The opportunity gap
The infrastructure needs and opportunities in emerging markets and developing economies remain unrealised. Many sensible and critical projects struggle to get financed. Yet, there are trillions of global capital looking for investments in growth markets. A growing number of project preparation funds and facilities try to address this gap - but lack the appetite to take on the foundational stage risk.
All the ingredients are there, they just need to be brought together.
Structure from chaos
The technical work isn't usually the problem - the challenge is discerning order from the messy realities. Assembling studies and disparate information to build layers of fundamental structure - and bringing people from different domains together to solve the problems.
Finding the connections and combinations that bring out the flavour of others.
Growth, returns, impact
Success will unlock deal flow for investors, amplify development impact and drive opportunities for citizens. Private capital can help fill the gaps in public finance, but only if it is deployed responsibly - balancing risk, reward and the delivery of public goods.
Profit and purpose can go together.
Making deals taste better
Umami.works is founded on the principle that this messy foundational work underpins long-term success. We work on 3 elements:
Origination
Identifying credible deals. Our focus is on critical economic infrastructure.
Catalysing
Brokering conversations across boundaries to build trust, unblock issues and accelerate decisions.
De-risking
Analysing risk - political, credit, climate or financial - and building solutions for enduring success.
Together we can make tasty deals for everyone.
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